All American
Jan 26, 2020 12:59:51 GMT -4
Post by DAVE "THE DUKE" ARMSTRONG on Jan 26, 2020 12:59:51 GMT -4
As soon as Gary announced this challenge, I knew what I wanted to build. I had a project waiting for me that would fit the bill.
I had bought some decals quite some time ago when they first appeared, and a resin body to make the car.
This project is full of screw ups, starting right off the bat. I had noticed that the resin body was somewhat warped, but I didn't do anything about it then, figured I'd use the usual tricks to fix it. Well, now it was time to build it, and none of them worked. The body was twisted, and the roof dipped in the middle down toward the windshield. I'd used heat, cold, pinning it, clamps- forget it, no-go. And I'd waited too long for me to reasonably ask the seller for a replacement, and I wasn't going to shell out another 40 some bucks for another. I had thought about cutting out the stock rear wheel wells section, to insert and replace the hogged out wheel wells in the MPC kit body I was thinking of using; or, I could use a more stock body, and cut the front section off to make the opening hood I wanted. I ended up doing neither, because the time it would take, and I haven't been very good at making deadlines around here lately (shut up, you guys!).
Well, you know I don't build replicas, so this is a somewhat reasonable look-a-like of the real car. The wheel wells aren't stock, the paint is a little darker, I had to alter the decals a bit to fit, then of course a few oops! during the build, damn it. And you know me- I don't detail- so, no wiring or plumbing, no foiling, pretty much a stock kit with parts box wheels, tires and stacks. Still, it is what it is, and it's done.
I had bought some decals quite some time ago when they first appeared, and a resin body to make the car.
This project is full of screw ups, starting right off the bat. I had noticed that the resin body was somewhat warped, but I didn't do anything about it then, figured I'd use the usual tricks to fix it. Well, now it was time to build it, and none of them worked. The body was twisted, and the roof dipped in the middle down toward the windshield. I'd used heat, cold, pinning it, clamps- forget it, no-go. And I'd waited too long for me to reasonably ask the seller for a replacement, and I wasn't going to shell out another 40 some bucks for another. I had thought about cutting out the stock rear wheel wells section, to insert and replace the hogged out wheel wells in the MPC kit body I was thinking of using; or, I could use a more stock body, and cut the front section off to make the opening hood I wanted. I ended up doing neither, because the time it would take, and I haven't been very good at making deadlines around here lately (shut up, you guys!).
Well, you know I don't build replicas, so this is a somewhat reasonable look-a-like of the real car. The wheel wells aren't stock, the paint is a little darker, I had to alter the decals a bit to fit, then of course a few oops! during the build, damn it. And you know me- I don't detail- so, no wiring or plumbing, no foiling, pretty much a stock kit with parts box wheels, tires and stacks. Still, it is what it is, and it's done.
Well howdy Doody - The Duke pulls one off !!! - ….. and a cool one at that !!! - Nice clean build Dave - great looking model - congrats !! 
